21ST BACKBONE TRAIL FESTIVAL #5 – Tapia Park to Latigo Canyon

Due to the fires in the Santa Monica Mountains this hike has been postponed to Saturday March 2nd 2019. Same hike just another date.

Our fifth Backbone Trail hike in the Santa Monica Mountains will be l0 miles with 2000’ elevation gain on the BBT going from the Tapia Park area to the Latigo Canyon Trailhead. We will take the Mesa Peak Trail though the upper Corral and Solstice Canyon areas.

TRAILHEAD LOCATION: We will meet at 8:00 AM at the Latigo Canyon Trailhead on Latigo Canyon Road, from PCH go north 7½ miles on Latigo Canyon Road to a dirt lot on the right side or from the 101 go 7 miles south on Kanan Dume to a left on Latigo Canyon Road then 3 miles to the dirt lot now on your left.

CAR SHUTTLE: From the meeting point at the Latigo Canyon Trailhead we will car shuttle 14 miles to the start point at Piuma and Las Virgenes via Mulholland and Las Virgenes.

This is our fifth hike of our 21st Fall Backbone Festival in the Santa Monica Mountains. Remaining hikes in the series are shown in the list below:

#6 Sun 11/11 Latigo Canyon to Encinal Canyon 7 miles

#7 Sat 11/17 Encinal Canyon to Mishe Mokwa 10 miles

#8 Sun 11/18 Mishe Mokwa to La Jolla Canyon 17 miles